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Interesting in light of the leaked CIA profile on Xi Jingping (Current leader of the Chinese communist party) https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09BEIJING3128_
by throwaway2048 8y ago
Interesting in light of the leaked CIA profile on Xi Jingping (Current leader of the Chinese communist party)
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09BEIJING3128_a.html https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09BEIJING3128_a.html
A choice quote:
Xi knows how very corrupt China is and is repulsed by the
all-encompassing commercialization of Chinese society,
with its attendant nouveau riche, official corruption,
loss of values, dignity, and self-respect, and such "moral
evils" as drugs and prostitution, the professor stated.
The professor speculated that if Xi were to become the
Party General Secretary, he would likely aggressively
attempt to address these evils, perhaps at the expense of
the new moneyed class.
- craigsmansion 8y agoThe road to hell... The reason hardly anyone knows the names of important party members after Deng Xiaoping and before Xi Jingping is that it was policy. Deng recognised the dangers of creating a cult of personality, such as he had witnessed (and suffered) under Mao. Xi is quickly reversing this, presenting his person and ideas as central tenets of the party. It's a direction that should cause concern, since I think it's mainly Deng's policies that laid the groundwork for China's rise and current status on the world stage.